Late news printing machine



March 3, 1936.

H. A. W. woon 2,032,607

LATE NEWS PRINTING MACHINE Original Filed April l5, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet l March 3, 1936. H. A. W. WOOD '2,032,607

LATE NEWS PRINTING MACHINE Original Filed April l5, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 @y www Patented Mar. 3, 1936 UNITED STATES' PATENT OFFICE 2,032,607 LATE NEWS PRINTING MACHINE 1932, Serial No. 614,105

1 Claim.

This is a division of a patent on an Inking mechanism for late news printing machine, No. 1,933,887, patented Nov. '1, 1933.

The invention relates to a machine for printing news that comes in while the paper is going through the printing press.

The principal objects of the invention are to provide a late news printing cylinder with improved means for holding the late news device and locking the same thereon in an expeditious manner after the news is received to print the rlate news into blank spaces left by the original 'stereotype plate, and to provide means for locking the fudge block or blocks on the type or fudge cylinder in which the fudge block can be applied.

Other objects and advantages of the invention 'will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the 'accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is a horizontal sectional View through the center of the type cylinder and impression cylinder;

Fig. 2 is a developed sectional view on a broken line showing a preferred form of means for holding the fudge block;

Fig. 3 is a sectional View through the center of the printing cylinder shaft showing a modified form of the means for holding the fudge blocks in position;

Fig. 4 is a side view showing the paper being delivered over the former to illustrate a position in which the present machine can print the late news, and Fig. 5 is a side view showing the fudge type cylinder in end elevation.

- The invention is used with a full sized impression cylinder I0 mounted in bearing sleeves II on the frame I2 of the press and driven from the press in any usual way. The bearings of this cylinder are shown as provided with screws 3| for longitudinal adjustment. On the end of a shaft 9 is a gear I4 meshing with a gear I5 on the type cylinder shaft I6. A gear Iiia on the shaft I6, through a gear I1 on a stud I8, drives a gear I9 on the ink drum shaft.

The frame I2 of the printing press and its cross brace 43 are provided with a frame 41 carrying the inking mechanism. This frame 41 is detachably mounted by means of bolts 45 and it carries with it the shaft 20 of the ink distributing system, which can be removed with the frame 41 as a unit.

At the opposite end the frame 41 is provided ith a semi-circular projection 46 for engaging a roller bearing socket 49 and a cap 50 of a similar shape lits the semi-circular part of the frame which butts against it.

The socket 49 carries the outer race of a roller bearing and the inner race 1s constructed to fit on the wedge-shaped split adapter 5I carried 5 on the type cylinder shaft I6. Two special lock nuts are used to force the inner race up the incline of the split adapter to make a rm fit and clamp the adapter to the shaft. The use of a roller bearing allows for longitudinal adjustment. 10 In this way the frame 41 is accurately supported at both ends.

A single form roll is employed. The form roll of course as usual engages the ink drum and also the type cylinder 82 on the shaft I6.

The type cylinder 82 is adjustably mounted on the shaft I6 and is clamped in adjusted position by a locking screw 84. The fudge block Illl carrying the type 85 is held between an internal beveled or conical surface 88 on the type cylinder and a similar surface on an end clamp 81. In order to provide the necessary pressure for holding the clamp 81 against the fudge block, the cylinder 82 is provided with a deep recess 8B in which is seated a spring 89 having a head 90 freely movable in the outer or larger part of the recess. Secured to this head is a rod 9| with an operating handle 92 on the end beyond the clamp 81. 'Ihs handle is Xed to the rod and the hub of the handle presses against the clamp with the force of the spring and holds the clamp in position. The handle can be pulled back to release the clamp. A screw 93 is used to secure the rod and therefore the clamp in fixed position to avoid accidental displacement.

The fudge block may extend all or a part of the way around the cylinder and the cylinder is constructed to permit of a complete cylindrical fudge. The clamp 81 surrounds the shaft and constitutes a complete circle.

In Fig. 3 another form is shown for securing the desired results where a small design, as for example a star or a number of stars, is employed for designating different editions. In this case the general construction shown in Fig. 2 is employed but for a small arc or periphery a construction like that shown in Fig. 3 is used. A small bevel clamp 94 clamps the printing member 95 against a beveled edge 98 on the holder 91. Pressure is maintained on this clamp by 50 means of a spring 98 on a rod 99 having a handle |00 for operating it. rIhis handle permits the pushing of this rod against the spring pressure to release the end clamp 94. This accords a quick and convenient means for this purpose. 55

In either case the means for holding the type is clamped between beveled surfaces.

The manner of printing will be obviousfromFig. 1 in which the fudge block is the printing member of a printing couple in which the impression cylinder o f the press constitutes the other member. The inking has been described. Fig. 4 shows newspaper passing over the former, the late news portion, printed by this machine being illus-V tratd at |20 and the small design described in connection with Fig. 3 being illustrated at l2l.

I It will be seen that the fudge block is inked so that the printing will be done substantially as well as the rest of the newspaper. This device constitutes a complete press as far as the inking and printing is concerned, performing the necessary functions. Ihe parts are easily adjustable.

Although I have illustrated and described on form of the invention with only a slight modition with a main frame, a type cylinder shaft 10 and a type cylinder on the shaft, of a frame detachably carried by the main frame, inking mem- Vbers carried by said detachable frame, and a semi-circular projection on the detachable frame having a cap thereon for carrying one end of 35 said type cylinder shaft.

HENRY A. WISE WOOD. 

